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Intergenerational Control: Why Genetic Modification Of Embryos Via Crispr-Cas9 Is Not A Fundamental Parental Right, Fernando Montoya Jan 2020

Intergenerational Control: Why Genetic Modification Of Embryos Via Crispr-Cas9 Is Not A Fundamental Parental Right, Fernando Montoya

American University Law Review

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Adding Insult To Injury: The Unconscionability Of Alimony Payments From Domestic Violence Survivors To Their Abusers, Amanda Nannarone Jan 2019

Adding Insult To Injury: The Unconscionability Of Alimony Payments From Domestic Violence Survivors To Their Abusers, Amanda Nannarone

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Beyond Balancing: Rethinking The Law Of Embryo Disposition, Mary Ziegler Jan 2018

Beyond Balancing: Rethinking The Law Of Embryo Disposition, Mary Ziegler

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


De Facto Parent And Non Parent Child Support Orders, Jeffrey A. Parness, Matthew Timko Jan 2018

De Facto Parent And Non Parent Child Support Orders, Jeffrey A. Parness, Matthew Timko

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


They['Ve] Got Eyes In The Sky: How The Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act Governs Body Camera Use In Public Schools, Sarah Pierce West Jan 2016

They['Ve] Got Eyes In The Sky: How The Family Educational Rights And Privacy Act Governs Body Camera Use In Public Schools, Sarah Pierce West

American University Law Review

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How Dramatic Shifts In Perceptions Of Parenting Have Exposed Families, Free-Range Or Otherwise, To State Intervention: A Common Law Tort Approach To Redefining Child Neglect, David Manno Jan 2016

How Dramatic Shifts In Perceptions Of Parenting Have Exposed Families, Free-Range Or Otherwise, To State Intervention: A Common Law Tort Approach To Redefining Child Neglect, David Manno

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Intolerable Situations And Counsel For Children: Following Switzerland's Example In Hague Abduction Cases , Merle H. Weiner Dec 2008

Intolerable Situations And Counsel For Children: Following Switzerland's Example In Hague Abduction Cases , Merle H. Weiner

American University Law Review

In the twilight days of 2007, Switzerland took decisive action to protect children who were being harmed by the application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ("Hague Abduction Convention" or "Convention"). 1 Its Parliament passed the Federal Act on International Child Abduction and the Hague Conventions on the Protection of Children and Adults ("Swiss Act"). 2 The Swiss Act, which should enter into force in mid-2009, 3 gives important and necessary guidance to Swiss courts about the phrase "intolerable situation" in Article 13(b) of the Hague Abduction Convention. 4 The Swiss Act also directs …


Are You Still My Mother, Interstate Recognition Of Adoption By Gays And Lesbians , Rhonda Wasserman Oct 2008

Are You Still My Mother, Interstate Recognition Of Adoption By Gays And Lesbians , Rhonda Wasserman

American University Law Review

Parents and their biological children routinely cross state borders safe in the assumption that the parent-child relationship will be recognized wherever they go. The central issue raised in this Article is whether the law guarantees parents and their adopted children the same security if the parents are gay. This question is part of a broader debate about the obligation of states to recognize changes in family status effected under the laws of other states, such as same-sex marriages and migratory divorces. The debate is divisive because it pits the family against the state; one state against another; and the needs …


Guarantors Of Our Genes: Are Egg Donors Liable For Latent Genetic Disease, Suriya E.P. Jayanti Jan 2008

Guarantors Of Our Genes: Are Egg Donors Liable For Latent Genetic Disease, Suriya E.P. Jayanti

American University Law Review

Assisted reproductive technology ("ART"), including egg donation, is changing the topography of the American family. Heated debates and legislative battles over cloning and stem cell research reveal the complexity of the moral, scientific, and legal implications of emerging alternative reproductive methods. In fact, the field of reproductive medicine is the "Wild West" of the healthcare world where technological development is testing the boundaries of science and ethics. The legal and ethical issues intrinsic to the evolution of the egg donation industry are poised to become central topics of public debate as we, as a culture, reevaluate who and what constitutes …


The Parent Trap: Uncovering The Myth Of "Coerced Parenthood" In Frozen Embryo Disputes, Ellen Waldman Jun 2004

The Parent Trap: Uncovering The Myth Of "Coerced Parenthood" In Frozen Embryo Disputes, Ellen Waldman

American University Law Review

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Mandatory Motherhood And Frustrated Fatherhood: The Supreme Court's Preservation Of Gender Discrimination In American Citizenship Law, Erin Chlopak Jun 2002

Mandatory Motherhood And Frustrated Fatherhood: The Supreme Court's Preservation Of Gender Discrimination In American Citizenship Law, Erin Chlopak

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Straightening It Out: Joan Williams On Unbending Gender, Adrienne D. Davis Apr 2000

Straightening It Out: Joan Williams On Unbending Gender, Adrienne D. Davis

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Panel One: Redesigning Work And The Benefits Related To It Apr 2000

Panel One: Redesigning Work And The Benefits Related To It

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


"Reparative" Therapy: Whether Parental Attempts To Change A Child's Sexual Orientation Can Legally Constitute Child Abuse , Karolyn Ann Hicks Jan 1999

"Reparative" Therapy: Whether Parental Attempts To Change A Child's Sexual Orientation Can Legally Constitute Child Abuse , Karolyn Ann Hicks

American University Law Review

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Family Planning Services Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Mahmoud F. Fathalla Jan 1995

Family Planning Services Conference On The Interventional Protection Of Reproductive Rights: The Impact Of Reproductive Subordination On Women's Health , Mahmoud F. Fathalla

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Coming Of Age Of Grandparent Visitation Rights, Anne Marie Jackson Jan 1994

The Coming Of Age Of Grandparent Visitation Rights, Anne Marie Jackson

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.